Myopia Polo holds the distinction of being the oldest active polo club in
America. One of five charter members of the United States Polo Association
in 1891, except for two wartime hiatuses, club players have competed
on summer Sundays on the original Gibney Field (named after what was
Gibney Farm) since the first game in 1887.

Gibney Field was the scene of the first formal intercollegiate game, with
Harvard playing Yale in 1907. It has hosted the U.S. Senior Championship,
the equivalent of what is now the U.S. Open championship. Polo scenes
from the 1967 movie classic 'The Thomas Crown Affair' with Steve McQueen
were shot on the site.

Gibney Field is highlighted in Horace Laffaye's sweeping 2009 book "The
Evolution of Polo" quoting from Newell Bent's 1929 volume 'American Polo':
"The dip at the clubhouse end has never been graded, and, after all,
to the spectators watching the game, there is always the added interest in
the wonder as to whether the players whose bobbing heads can be seen
in the distance are making a goal or not. They will still bob after a knock-in.
But if they slowly ride towards us, growing in size as first hull down under
the horizon, we know that the score has changed and that they are coming
back to the center of the field for play to begin again... In spite of the dip, it
is a very excellent field."

Many have been the memorable Gibney games, including the first contest
with archrival Dedham in September 1888 ending in a 13-0 whitewash for
the home team after the visitor's captain was injured on the opening play.
Another much publicized game was played in the teens against what was billed as a visiting
American Indian team who arrived in native regalia, only to be found
out at game's end to be out of state pranksters. In 1970 there was an international contest
against a fine visiting team from New Zealand. Other noteworthy matches include a Junior Westchester Cup
game, Young Britain vs. Young Myopia in the 1980's, and numerous thrilling
sudden death overtimes in the 20-goal East Coast Open.

Many too have been the 10-goal players - the highest possible handicap -
who have graced local polo, ranging from Myopia's own Rodolphe
Agassiz in the 1910's to Adam Snow in the 2000's and including such
visiting superstars as the great Tommy Hitchcock Jr. in the 1920's,
Australian Bob Skene in the 1980's and an assortment of contemporary
American polo greats like Owen Rinehart and Memo Gracida and scions
of famous Argentine polo families such as Marcos and Eduardo Heguy
and Gonzalo and Alfonso Pieres.

Myopia Polo's rich mix of history, bucolic setting, equine and athletic
energy comprises a colorful tapestry for players and spectators alike
every summer Sunday at the oldest polo club in the country.